Mayor Johnson unveils 2025 MKE budget plan, which includes boost for police, fire depts.
Article compiled by MCJ Editorial Staff Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson unveiled his 2025 budget plan, which calls for a boost for police and fire…and a proposed 2% increase in the […]
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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson unveiled his 2025 budget plan, which calls for a boost for police and fire…and a proposed 2% increase in the tax levy.
The mayor said, for a typical Milwaukee homeowner, that would amount to $62 more in city property taxes.
If the Common Council approves the mayor’s budget proposal, the 2025 budget would go up $88 million – to a total of more than $2 billion.
Mayor Johnson’s budget calls for portable cameras to monitor reckless driving.
Currently, cameras monitoring the speed of motor vehicles are not allowed in Wisconsin.
In response to a post-budget address question about the cameras and what they’re going to do in Milwaukee, Johnson responded the cameras will allow the city to be able to get more information about vehicles that are speeding.
“Say someone calls in an issue of speeding in a particular area, but didn’t get the make and model of the vehicle; didn’t get a license plate, if there was one. This will amplify the police’s ability to be able to do some recognizance; get that information and be able to go after those vehicles.”
The mayor’s budget calls for three classes of police recruits – 65 recruits per class, the most the mayor said they can have.
Hecklers interrupted the mayor’s speech. They criticized police funding and said they wanted participatory budgeting.
Mayor Johnson’s proposal would also add firefighters – and leave open the possibility of reopening a closed fire station.
The budget would continue investments in Raze and Revive, to demolish blight. It would also place investments in roads.
The public will have a few chances to share their views on the proposed budget. First up is the financial committee meeting on Monday morning, Sept. 30 at City Hall.
Then, on Oct. 7, there will be a joint public hearing with the mayor and Common Council.
Lastly, the Common Council will then get to work hashing out the budget for passage in November.
Sources for the article: fox6now.com, the 2025 budget plan revealed by the mayor Tuesday, September 24.
